Yankee Stadium fans ejected after one pries ball out of Mookie Betts' glove at World Series

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Fans interfere with a foul ball caught by Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts during the first inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

NEW YORK ā€“ Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after one pried a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.

Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torresā€™ pop up in the first inning, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankeesā€™ road jersey grabbed Bettsā€™ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Another fan grabbed Bettsā€™ non-glove hand.

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Betts reacted angrily, and Torres was immediately called out on fan interference.

ā€œWhen it comes to the person in play, it doesnā€™t matter,ā€ Betts said. ā€œWe lost. Itā€™s irrelevant. Iā€™m fine. Heā€™s fine. Everythingā€™s cool. We lost the game and thatā€™s what Iā€™m kind of focused on. We got to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow.ā€

The Dodgers had a two-run lead at the time on Freddie Freemanā€™s two-run homer, but the Dodgers were unable to complete a sweep and took an 11-4 loss to the Yankees.

ā€œIā€™ve never seen anything like it,ā€ said Dodgers rookie pitcher Ben Casparius. ā€œItā€™s pretty interesting. It was obviously very early in the game so I think it kind of set the tone.ā€

It was the second time Torres had an at-bat impacted by fan interference this World Series. With two outs in the ninth inning of Game 1 at Dodger Stadium, Torres hit a fly ball to left field, and a fan reached over and caught the ball. Torres was awarded a double.

Torres later hit a three-run homer to right field for New Yorkā€™s final runs.

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